A genuine teacher is not interested in whether you soar above the forest in your mind, except inasmuch as that is a distraction and a delusion. What they are interested in is whether you can let go of that, and see what's directly in front of you, right now, right here. As for making more of you than was already there, if a teacher claims to do that - walk away. Practice is concerned with how things are, not with fantasies of becoming something you are not already. And a good teacher will tell you whatever is honest and appropriate, in order for you to realize that what you're seeking is nowhere else but here and now. They don't care if they're perceived as nice or nasty, or whether they fit someone's projection of what a teacher is or isn't.
Genryu ----- Original Message ----- From: spider To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2005 4:02 AM Subject: [Zen] What is a Teacher? From: "James Haines" : Who (or what) counts as a teacher?> A Teacher should be someone who helps you fly and soar above the forest in your mind. Someone who shows you the horizons and the vast vistas of Space and Time. Teachers amplify your senses and expand your mind. Teachers help you make more of you than what was already there. Bad teachers tell you that you are nothing more than a masturbating maggot rolling around inside a ball of crap being pushed by a dung beetle to the edge of a cliff where it will fall into a pit of mud... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/WwRTUD/SOnJAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Noble Eightfold Path: Right View, Right Intention, Right Speech, Right Action, Right Effort, Right Mindfulness, Right Concentration, Right Livelihood Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZenForum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
